Rotary mop with a mop fabric capable of preventing a handle from emerging therefrom

ABSTRACT

A rotary mop with a mop fabric capable of preventing a handle from emerging therefrom. The rotary mop includes a handle, a slide sleeve fitted on the handle and a mop fabric. The slide sleeve is movable along the handle and rotatable about the handle. One end of the mop fabric is connected with a bottom end of the handle, while another end of the mop fabric is connected with a bottom end of the slide sleeve. The mop fabric has such a structure that the bottom end of the handle cannot emerge from the mop fabric. Therefore, when mopping the ground with the rotary mop, the mop fabric can evenly spread around the handle without gathering or tangling. Accordingly, the contact area of the mop fabric with the ground can be enlarged to enhance the cleaning effect and water-wringing effect.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is related to a cleaning implement, and moreparticularly to a rotary mop with better water-wringing effect withoutscraping the ground.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows a conventional rotary mop 10 including a handle 12 and aslide sleeve 14 fitted on the handle 12. The handle 12 has a bottom endin which a head plug 121 is mounted. The slide sleeve 14 is axiallymovable along the handle 12 and rotatable about the handle 12. A mopcloth 16, one end of which is connected with a bottom end 141 of theslide sleeve 14, while the other end of the mop cloth 16 is connectedwith the head plug 121. In use, the slide sleeve 14 is moved to thebottom end of the handle 12 as shown in FIG. 3. At this time, the mopcloth 16 is collapsed and suspended from the bottom of the mop 10 formopping a ground. After the mop cloth 16 is washed, a user can upwardmove the slide sleeve 14 to straighten the mop cloth 16, and thenrotates the slide sleeve 14 relative to the handle 12 to wring the waterout of the mop cloth 16.

Referring to FIG. 2, the conventional mop cloth 16 is cut with multipleelongated slits 171 to form several separated cloth strips 17.

Referring to FIG. 3, the mop cloth 16 is composed of several clothstrips 17, which can be independently twisted. Moreover, the gap betweeneach two adjacent cloth strips 17 is very large. Therefore, in practice,when using the mop 10 to mop the ground, the head plug 121 is likely toemerge from the cloth strips 17 through the gap therebetween. As aresult, the cloth strips 17 of the mop cloth 16 will gather on one sideof the mop 10 and tangle with each other. Accordingly, the contact areaof the mop cloth 16 with the ground is reduced so that it is hard toeffectively clean the ground with the mop 10. Besides, when the headplug 121 emerges from the mop cloth 16, the head plug 121 tends toscrape the ground or damage other articles due to collision.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, when wringing the mop cloth 16, thehead plug 121 of the handle 12 will also emerge from the cloth strips17. As a result, the cloth strips 17 will gather on one side of thehandle 12. In this case, the cloth strips 17 can hardly evenly bind thehandle 12. Under such circumstance, it will be hard to wring the waterout of the mop cloth 16 to dry the same.

There is another type of conventional mop having a mop cloth made ofcotton strips. Multiple cotton strips are side by side arranged and thetop ends and bottom ends of the cotton strips are sewn and fixedrespectively. Then the mop cloth is mounted on the mop. The gap betweenthe cotton strips is also very large. When using the mop to mop theground, the head of the handle at the bottom end thereof will emergefrom the mop cloth to cause the same problems as aforesaid.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore a primary object of the present invention to provide arotary mop with a mop fabric capable of preventing bottom end of ahandle from emerging from the mop fabric.

According to the above object, the rotary mop of the present inventionincludes a handle, a slide sleeve fitted on the handle and a mop fabric.The slide sleeve is movable along the handle and rotatable about thehandle. One end of the mop fabric is connected with a bottom end of thehandle, while another end of the mop fabric is connected with a bottomend of the slide sleeve. The mop fabric is a complete piece of fabricthat is not cut into fabric strips as in the conventional rotary mop.Accordingly, the bottom end of the handle is prevented from emergingfrom the mop fabric.

The bottom end of the handle will not emerge from the mop fabric so thatthe mop fabric can evenly spread around the handle without gathering ortangling. When wringing the mop fabric, the mop fabric will evenly bindthe handle to effectively wring the mop fabric dry. Also, when using therotary mop to mop the ground, the mop fabric can evenly spread aroundthe handle to enhance the cleaning effect. The bottom end of the handlewill not emerge from the mop fabric so that the ground will not bescraped.

The present invention can be best understood through the followingdescription and accompanying drawings wherein:

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional rotary mop;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a conventional mop cloth of theconventional rotary mop;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the use of the conventional rotarymop;

FIG. 4 is a perspective assembled view of a first embodiment of therotary mop of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment of therotary mop of the present invention according to FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the bottom end of the handle andthe cap member of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a perspective exploded view according to FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the first embodiment of therotary mop of the present invention, showing that the slide sleeve ismoved upward;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the mop fabric of the first embodimentof the present invention;

FIG. 10 shows that the rotary mop of the present invention is used tomop the ground;

FIG. 11 shows that the mop fabric of the present invention isstraightened;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the mop fabric of a second embodimentof the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the rotary mop ofthe present invention;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the mop fabric of the third embodimentof the present invention; and

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the mop fabric of a fourth embodimentof the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Please refer to FIGS. 4 and 5, which show a first embodiment of therotary mop 20 of the present invention, the rotary mop 20 includes ahandle 30, a slide sleeve 50 and a mop fabric 60.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, a small-diameter section 32 is formed at abottom end of the handle 30. Two ribs 34 are disposed on a circumferenceof the small-diameter section 32. An insertion hole 36 is formed throughthe small-diameter section 32.

A cap member 40, which has an open bottom end and a hub section 42 at atop end thereof. Two insertion channels 44 are formed on an innercircumference of the hub section 42. A first through hole 4 and a secondthrough hole 47 are radially formed through the hub section 42. Thefirst through hole 46 is positioned above the second through hole 47.The small-diameter section 32 of the handle 30 is inserted into the hubsection 42 of the cap member 40 with the ribs 36 inserted in theinsertion channels 44. Accordingly, the cap member 40 and the handle 30are prevented from being rotated relative to each other. An insertionpin 48 is inserted in the first through hole 46 of the cap member 40 andthe insertion hole 36 of the handle 30 so as to quickly detachablyfixedly connect the cap member 40 with the handle 30 as shown in FIG. 6.In addition, two perforations 49 are formed on a circumference of thecap member 40.

As shown in FIG. 8, the slide sleeve 50 is fitted on the handle 30, andis axially movable along and rotatable about the handle 30. A circulartray 52 is disposed at a bottom end of the slide sleeve 50. The slidesleeve 50 has an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of thehandle 30, whereby a receiving space 57 is defined between the slidesleeve 50 and the handle 30. A rotary tube 55 is fitted on the handle 30and rotatable about the handle 30. When the mop 20 is erected, therotary tube 55 will naturally drop to the bottom end of the handle 30due to gravity. When the slide sleeve 50 is moved downward, the rotarytube 55 is received in the receiving space 57.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mop fabric 60 of the rotary mop 20 is a completepiece of fabric that is not cut into fabric strips and is free from anyhollow section. When assembled, two lateral sides 62 of the mop fabric60 are first sewn with each other to form a cylindrical sheet as shownin FIG. 9. Then, the top end of the mop fabric 60 is fixedly tied on thecircular tray 52 of the slide sleeve 50. The bottom end of the mopfabric 60 is plugged into the bottom end of the cap member 40. Then, abinding member 65, (such as a fastening string as shown in FIG. 5), isconducted through the second through hole 47 of the cap member 40, theperforations 49 of the cap member 40 and the mop fabric 60 to fixedlytie the bottom end of the mop fabric 60 with the cap member 40. Themeasure for fixedly connecting the mop fabric 60 with the cap member 40is not limited to the aforesaid method. The mop fabric 60 can be fixedlyconnected with the cap member 40 in any other suitable manner.

In use, the slide sleeve 50 is moved to the bottom end of the handle 30to suspend the mop fabric 60 from the mop 20 as shown in FIG. 10. Atthis time, a user can use the mop 20 to mop the ground. The mop fabric60 is a complete piece of fabric free from any slit. Therefore, the capmember 40 at the bottom end of the handle 30 will not emerge from themop fabric 60. When mopping the ground, the mop fabric 60 can be evenlyspread without gathering or tangling. Accordingly, the contact area ofthe mop fabric with the ground can be enlarged to enhance the cleaningeffect. Moreover, the cap member 40 is prevented from emerging from themop fabric 60, therefore, the cap member 40 will not scrape the groundor damage other articles due to collision.

When wringing the mop fabric 60, the slide sleeve 50 is moved upwardalong the handle 30 so as to straighten the mop fabric 60 as shown inFIGS. 8 and 11. At this time, the slide sleeve 50 is positioned abovethe rotary tube 55. Then the slide sleeve 50 and the handle 30 arerotated relative to each other so as to wring the mop fabric 60. Whenthe mop fabric 60 is wrung tight, the mop fabric 60 binds the rotarytube 55 rather than the handle 30. Accordingly, the handle 30 and theslide sleeve 50 can be further rotated relative to each other so as totruly wring the mop fabric 60 dry. The mop fabric 60 is free from anyslit, therefore, even if the mop 20 is tilted as shown in FIG. 11, thecap member 40 can be still enclosed in the mop fabric 60 without beingexposed to outer side. Accordingly, the mop fabric 60 will spread aroundthe handle 30 without gathering or tangling on one side thereof.Accordingly, the mop fabric 60 can be more effectively wrung dry.

FIG. 12 shows the mop fabric 80 of a second embodiment of the presentinvention.

In this embodiment, the mop fabric 80 is a piece of fabric made byknitting and directly formed with a cylindrical shape. In this case, thesewing process of the first embodiment is omitted.

The mop fabric 80 is also a complete piece of fabric. Therefore, aftermounted on the mop, the cap member at the bottom end of the handle willnot emerge from the mop fabric 80. The effect achieved by the secondembodiment is identical to the effect of the first embodiment and thuswill not be repeatedly described hereinafter.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show a third embodiment of the mop 90 of the presentinvention. The mop 90 also includes a handle 92, a slide sleeve 94 and amop fabric 100. The mop fabric 100 is formed with several ventilationsections, which are slots 102. The slots 102 are randomly or regularlyarranged at intervals. The maximum length of each the slot 102 is suchthat the cap member of the handle cannot pass through any slot.

Similarly, in this embodiment, the mop fabric 100 is also a completepiece of fabric rather than several cloth strips as in the conventionalrotary mop. Therefore, the cap member 40 can be reliably enclosed in themop fabric 100. In use, the slide sleeve 94 is moved to the bottom endof the handle 92 to suspend the mop fabric 100 from the mop 90. At thistime, a user can use the mop 90 to mop the ground. The interior of themop fabric 100 can be ventilated through the slots 102 of the mop fabric100, whereby the mop fabric 100 can collapse and suspend more easily andquickly.

FIG. 15 shows the mop fabric 110 of a fourth embodiment of the presentinvention. The mop fabric 110 is also formed with several ventilationsections, which are holes 112. The dimension of the holes 112 is suchthat the cap member of the mop cannot pass through any hole and theinterior of the mop fabric 110 can be easily ventilated through theholes of the mop fabric 110.

In conclusion, when using the rotary mop of the present invention to mopthe ground, the cap member of the mop will not emerge from the mopfabric. Therefore, the cleaning effect of the mop can be enhanced andthe ground is protected from being scraped. Moreover, in the wringingprocess, the mop fabric can evenly bind the handle (rotary tube) toenhance the water-wringing effect.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention,not intended to limit the scope thereof. Many modifications of the aboveembodiments can be made without departing from the spirit of the presentinvention.

1. A rotary mop with a mop fabric capable of preventing a handle fromemerging therefrom, the rotary mop comprising: a handle; a slide sleevefitted on the handle, the slide sleeve being movable along the handleand rotatable about the handle; and a mop fabric having a cylindricalshape, one end of the mop fabric being connected with a bottom end ofthe slide sleeve, while another end of the mop fabric being connectedwith a bottom end of the handle, whereby the handle and the slide sleeveare rotatable relative to each other to wring the mop fabric; saidrotary mop being characterized in that the mop fabric is a piece offabric that is not cut into fabric strips so that the bottom end of thehandle is prevented from emerging from the mop fabric.
 2. The rotary mopas claimed in claim 1, wherein the mop fabric is free from any hollowsection.
 3. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mop fabricis formed with several ventilation sections each having such a dimensionthat the bottom end of the handle cannot pass through any ventilationsection to emerge from the mop fabric.
 4. The rotary mop as claimed inclaim 3, wherein the ventilation sections are slots arranged atintervals.
 5. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 3, wherein theventilation sections are holes arranged at intervals.
 6. The rotary mopas claimed in claim 1, wherein the mop fabric is made of a piece offabric having two lateral sides, the lateral sides being connected witheach other to form the mop fabric with a cylindrical shape.
 7. Therotary mop as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mop fabric is made byknitting and formed with a cylindrical shape.
 8. The rotary mop asclaimed in claim 1, further comprising a cap member disposed at thebottom end of the handle, one end of the mop fabric being connected withthe cap member.
 9. The rotary mop as claimed in claim 8, wherein atleast one rib is disposed on an outer circumference of the bottom end ofthe handle; an insertion hole being formed through the bottom end of thehandle; the cap member having a hub section disposed at a top end of thecap member; at least one insertion channel being formed on an innercircumference of the hub section; a through hole being formed throughthe hub section, the bottom end of the handle being inserted in the hubsection of the cap member with the rib inserted in the insertionchannel; an insertion pin being inserted in the through hole of the capmember and the insertion hole of the handle.
 10. The rotary mop asclaimed in claim 9, wherein the bottom end of the handle is formed witha small-diameter section, the rib and the insertion hole being disposedon the small-diameter section, the small-diameter section of the handlebeing inserted in the hub section.